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POLLARD’S 


SYNTHETIC  PRIMER 


BY 

REBECCA  S.  POLLARD 

ORIGINATOR  OF  THE  SYNTHETIC  METHOD  OF  TEACHING  READING 


NEW  YORK  CINCINNATI  CHICAGO 

AMERICAN  BOOK  COMPANY 


Entered,  according  to  Act  ol  Congress,  in  the  year  1889,  by 
WESTERN  PUBLISHING  HOUSE, 

In  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress  at  Washington,  D.C. 

POL.  syn.  pkim.  4-1 


«f-P  9 


JOHNNY  JONES. 


BABY  BESS. 


LESSON  I 


5 


-cab 

ham 

cap 

v 

as 

X, 

iviab 

jam 

lap 

as 

Tab  x 

Sam 

nap 

has 

cab 

ram 

map 

has 

1-  A  map.  A  cap.  A  ham. 

2-  Has  Sam  a  cap? 

3-  Mab  has  a  map. 

4.  Has  Mab  a  cap? 

5.  Sam  has  a  cab. 

in  a  uic-n 
is  a  cap. 
ab  a  iX  ? 

/as  a  /A 


6 


LESSON  II. 


had 

can 

cat 

bag- 

lad 

Dan 

fat 

nag 

pad 

man 

hat 

rag 

sad 

pan 

rat 

tag 

1-  Dan  had  a  bat. 

2-  Has  Ann  a  bag? 

3.  A  im  had  a  bag. 

Hat  had  a  nag. 

5-  A  fat  cat  Hi  a  rat.  , 

6-  A  man  ha  j  a  hat. 

7-  Ann  has  a  hat. 

8.  Tab  had  a  nap.  1 

9-  Tab  has  a  fat  rat. 


/ 


LESSON  III. 


nabs 

-cans 

rah 

maps 

laps 

caps 

cats 

pans 

raps  naps 
fans  taps 
rags  fiams 
bags  lads 


1-  Tab  has  had  a  rat. 

2-  Ann  has  3  bags. 

s.  A  man  has  4  cabs. 

JU 

4-  Dan  had  2  nags, 
s  Mag  has  3  fans. 

4  Has  Sam  2  hats? 

'>'•  Has  a  cab  a  ®? 
cab  has  ®  ®. 
Tab  had  2  fat  rats. 


8 


LESSON  IV. 


Jack  and  bang  bank 
Mack  band  hang  sank 
sack  hand  rang  tank 
hack  sand  sang  rank 


i-  N at  has  a  bank: 

2.  Mack  had  a  ©. 

3.  Har  d  Ann  an  O- 

4.  Nat  and  Sam  sang. 

5-  HasMtr,ckaB? 

6-  A  man  h  as  a  liat-rack. 

7.  J ack  had  a  nag  and  a  hack. 

\  JK 

8.  Sam  rang  a  ^ . 

9-  Mack  hands  Han  tacks  and 


LESSON  V. 


bran  track  slab  slam 

drag  •  stag  drab  Hag 

flag  slat  flat  plat 

slam  plan  trap  span 


i  A  cat  ran.  A  stag  ran. 
2-  A  flag  flaps.  A  rat-trap. 
3.  Dan  has  a  flag. 

4-  Mab  lias  a  drab  hat. 

5-  Jack  has  a 


6.  Has  Mack  a  flag  and  a  fj 

•- 1  j  1 1 

Dash  can  drag  a  ®§C. 

•fv  :f  “*t 

8-  Ann  packs  a 
,  i  Has  Dan’s  § 


9 


had  bran? 


10 


LESSON  VI. 


black  Frank  glad  glad 
stag  stand  crab  crack 
plant  clam  plank  clap 
drank  grand  stand  grand 


i-  A  fat  rat.  A  black  bat. 

2.  A  black  cat.  A  grand  man. 

3-  Frank  can  crack  a  /}. 

4.  Jack  lias  a  plant. 

5-  Sam  lias  black 

6-  Frank  can  stamp  a  IXl 

7-  FTat’s  hat  has  a  black  band. 

8.  A  plank  cracks !  Stand  back  ! 
9-  Clap  hands,  Jack  and  Frank. 


LESSON  VII. 


11 


shad 

hash 

chap 

catch 

sham 

flash 

chat 

latch 

shall 

crash 

chap 

patch 

shall 

trash 

chat 

match 

i.  A  black  sash. 

2-  Sam  can  catch  a  ©. 

3.  Tab  can  catch  a  rat. 

4-  Can  Dash  catch  a  crab? 

5.  Has  Dan  a  match? 

6-  Has  Jack  had  a  nap? 

7.  Can  Frank  catch  a  <aiM? 

8-  Shall  Frank  hand  Mab  a 

9-  Shall  a  man  patch  Ann’s  ? 


12 


LESSON  VIII. 


the  that  thank  that 
that  the  thatch  than 
than  than  thank  the 
the  that  thatch  thank 

-a  y  - 


i-  Hand  Hat  that  lamp. 

2.  Thank  Ann,  Hat. 

3.  The  la  pip  has  a  H\. 

4.  Can  Ann  patch  that  bag? 
5-  Shall  Frank  latch  that 


6  •  That  lad  hands  the  man  a 
The  man  thanks  the  lad. 

9 

8-  Hand  Frank  that  J|||. 

9-  Hand  Hat  that  plank. 


13 


LESSON  IX. 


Ned 

bed 

fed 

red 


ten 

hen 

pen 

men 


net 

pet 

set 

met 


beg 

leg 

keg 

egg 


i-  A  pet.  A  pet  cat. 

2.  Has  Ben  a  pet  ? 

3-  Yes,  Ben  has  a  pet  cat. 

4-  Has  Ned  a  pen  ? 

s  Yes,  Ned  has  2  pens. 

11  Ned  met  a  man. 
it-  The  man  had  a  net. 
s  Has  Pet  a  bag? 

!9-  Yes,  Pet  has  a  red  bag. 


14 


LESSON  X. 


peg 

bed 

hen 

net 

pegs 

beds 

hens 

nets 

keg 

egg 

pen 

loet 

kegs 

eggS 

pens 

pets 

!•  A  red  lien.  A  jet  black  lien. 

2-  Let  Aed  set  the  red  hen. 

3-  Ben  shall  set  the  black  hen. 
4.  Pet  has  a  red  fan. 

s.  JSTed  has  a  pen. 

6.  Bell  has  2  pets. 

t.  Ben  has  fed  Bell’s  pets. 

8.  Sam  has  a  net. 

9.  Bess  can  mend  the  net. 


LESSON  XI. 


15 


deck 

bend 

V 

lent 

\J 

bel\ 

neck 

lend 

tent 

fell 

peck 

mend 

rent 

well 

speck 

spend 

sent- 

spell 

1.  Ben  rang  the  hell. 

2.  Can  1ST ell  spell  ? 

3.  Yes,  Nell  can  sp£l\  wel\. 

4-  Ned  Kent  has  a  cent. 

*  ^ 

5-  Shall  Ned  spend  the  cent?  Yes. 
6.  Nell  sent  Bess  a  EEY 

7-  Bess  sent  Nell  a  fan 
8.  Ben  lent  Ned  the  red  sled. 

9-  Ned  sent  Ben  an  Q. 


16 


LESSON  XII. 


/ 

less  belt  jest 
bless  felt  jest 
dress  melt  nest 

vj  V/  >sw»* 

press  went  rest 


1.  Fred  sent  Bess  a  pen. 

2.  Frank  lias  a  red  belt. 

3.  Can  Nat  mei  id  the  isi^? 

4.  Yes;  Ben  shall  lend  Nat  that 

s.  Has  Nat  the  tacks  ?  Yes. 

6.  Ned  sent  Sam  a  hen. 

7.  The  hen  has  a  nest. 

b.  Can  that  rat  get  at  the  nest? 
Yes. 

9-  Then  Dash  shall  catch  the  rat. 


4 ■  k  c 

Crf  f  O 

Trh  aX  - 

then 

them 

when 

when 


LESSON  XIII. 


17 


kJ 

bid 

Tim 

pit 

vj  ^ 

dig 

kid 

dim 

bit 

big* 

did 

V/ 

him 

hit 

pig 

lid 

V 

rim 

lit 

'j 

wig 

1.  Tim  has  fed  the  pigs. 

2.  Did  Ned  mend  that  tin  pan? 

3.  Did  Tim  dig  that  well  ? 

4.  Y~es,  with  his  big  pick. 

5-  That  man’s  hat  fell  in  the  well, 
e.  Did  Will  get  it  ?  Yes. 

7-  Did  the  man  thank  him? 
s.  The  man  sent  him  a  i®. 

1 9-  Has  Ann  lit  the  lamp? 


18 


LESSON  XIV. 


Dick  ring  link  fling 
pick  sing  pink  sling 
sick  bring  drink  swing 
tick  cling  wink  sting 


1.  Is  Dick  ill  ? 

2.  Yes;  Dick  has  bad  a  chill. 

3.  Six  eggs  in  Speck’s  nest! 

J  iS  j 

4.  The  nest  is  in  the  shed. 

5-  Hat’s  pig  is  in  the  pen. 

6-  Jack  is  in  the  swing. 

7.  Ding  the  bell,  Frank. 

8-  Ben  will  lend  Ned  a  pen  and 
ink. 


LESSON  XV. 


19 


limit  fill  dish 

v  '  j  J 

mint  hill  fish 

tint  till  wish 

print  W ill  dish 


lift 

sift 

skiff 

stiff 


i.  Will  is  a  big  4. 

2-  W ill  can  lift  that  flip. 

3.  Dick  has  a  skiff. 

4.  Dick  lets  Bell  sit  in  his  skiff. 
5  Bell  can  catch  a  fish. 

r’-  Can  Bell  catch  fish  with  a  pin  ? 

O' 

"  Yes,  with  a  bent  pin. 

3.  Did  Will  send  Yell  that  pink  ? 
Yes,  Will  sent  it. 


20 


LESSOt  VI. 


this’  thin  th  -e\  -this 

<  {/ 

with  think  things  thin 
this  thing  think  with 

l 

with  thin  thic^:  thing 


i-  A  thick  stick.  A  bad  trick. 

w 

2.  This  Is  is  sick. 

3.  Frank  will  bring  him  a  drink. 
4-  Let  Nell  sit  in  the  swing  with 

Will. 

s.  Swing  them,  Dick ! 

6-  Did  Trip  spill  this  ink? 

7-  Nell  thinks  Jip  did  it. 

u 

3-  Yes,  Jip  spilt  it 


LESSON  XVII. 


21 


hop 

lot 

dog 

bob 

top 

not 

hog 

Rob 

mop 

hot 

log 

job 

pop 

•cot 

fog 

sob 

i-  This  is  a  rbd  top. 

2.  It  is  Rob’s  top. 

3.  Can  Rob  spin  the  top  ? 

4-  Tom  has  a  black  dog. 

5-  Is  that  a  fox  in  the  lot  ? 

6-  It  is  not ;  it  is  Toni’s  dog. 

7.  Tom’s  dog  is  as  big  as  a  fox. 
t  Rtib’s  dog  is  in  that  big  box. 

!)  The  dog  has  a  bed  in  the  box. 


LESSON  XVIII. 


32 


look.  tosk  song  fond 
rook  Rosk  long  pond 
c]ock  cross  gong  -cloth, 
frock  floss  prong  blot 

1-  Stand  bhck !  That  dog  is  cross. 

2-  It  is  Tdm’s  dog. 

s.  Tosk  the  stick  and  let  the  dog 
get  it. 

4-  Shall  Pet  sing  a  song  ? 

5-  Yes ;  Pet  is  fond  of  songs. 

6.  Tom  Ross  sits  in  the  swing. 

7-  Ann  stands  on  a  log. 

8-  .N ell  sits  on  a  rock. 

9-  "Dash  swims  in  the  pond. 


LESSON 

XIX. 

Scdtt 
^  \ 

shot 

cost 

Poll 

blot 

plot 

frost 

doll 

spot 

stop 

broth 

romp 

trot 

shop 

cloth 

moss 

w 

1.  Spot  is  a  Mg  dog. 

2.  Rob  romps  with  him. 

3-  Spot  is  not  a  cross  dog. 

4.  N ell  has  a  doll. 

s.  It  cost  ten  cents. 

6-  Rob  got  it  in  a  shop. 

7-  hied  will  dress  the  doll. 
8  Is  that  frost  on  the  SES  ? 

Vjr 

9-  Yes,  that  is  J  ack  Frost. 


24 


LESSON  XX. 


clock  frost  blots  stops 
crock  from  spots  skops 
frock  broth  shots  dolls 
hock  frogs  trots  romps 


1.  A  big  black  blot. 

2.  Did  Ann  spill  this  ink? 

3.  Yes,  Ann  let  the  ^  drop. 

4-  It  has  left  a  spot  on  the  cloth. 

5-  Is  that  a  moth  on  the  lamp 

zs? 

6.  Y es,  it  is  a  big  moth. 

7-  A  moth  has  6  legs  and  4  wings. 

8-  That  is  a  frog  in  the  pond. 

9-  A  frog  can  swim  and  hop. 


LESSON  XXI. 


25 


cub 

gun 

up 

but 

huh 

fun 

•cup 

•cut 

rub 

run 

pup 

lint 

tub 

sun 

sup 

nut 

1-  The  sun  is  up. 

2-  Run,  run !  This  is  fun. 

3-  Let  us  stop  and  get  a  drink. 

4-  Fill  this  cup  at  the  well,  Ben. 

5-  It  is  hot  in  the  sun. 

6.  Jack  has  nuts  in  his  hag. 

7-  Did  Mack  spill  his  nuts? 

8-  Yes,  the  hag  fell  in  the  mud. 

9-  Let  us  help  Mack  pick  them 


26 


LESSON  XXII. 


-  JJ 

duck  hung  sunk  gush 
tuck  rung  sunk  hush 
-cluck  sung  drunk  rush 
stuck  stung  trunk  -^rush 

1-  The  hens  cluck.  The  ducks 

swim. 

2-  Hens  cannot  swim. 

3.  Ducks  cannot  cluck, 
i-  Hens  and  ducks  can  run. 

5-  Has  the  hell  rung? 

6.  Yes,  yes;  run,  run,  run! 

7.  Frank  hung  up  his  hat. 

8-  The  hat  fell  off  the  peg. 

9-  Jip  has  run  off  with  it. 
io.  Jip  is  a  had  dog. 


27 


LESSON  XXIII. 

_ 

dust  -eufis  hush  bump 
must  muff  mush  jump 
rust  pilfi^  brush,  lump 
trust  snuff\  plus"'1  pump 


i-  Bes^has  a  muff. 

2.  It  is  a  red  plush  muff. 

3-  Rob  can  jump. 

4.  Jump  up  on  that  stump,  Rob. 

t  *  sj* 

5-  Pet  has  mush  and  milk  in 
that  S7- 

6  Pet  is  fond  of  mush  and  milk. 

Shall  Ann  dust  the  ^  JfL? 

8-  Yes,  Ann  s^al|  dust  them. 

9.  Tom  mugj  bpusla  off  the  sjAps. 


28 

LESSON 

XXIV. 

hum 

hupt 

hump 

rusts 

sum 

blunt 

S J  v 

stump 

dusts 

drum 

grunt 

such 

hunts 

plum 

blunt 

much 

puffs 

i-  Hens  cluck  and  pigs  grunt. 

2.  The  big  duck  swims  on  the 
pond. 

3-  Bring  Pet  a  mug  of  milk. 

4.  This  is  a  plum  j§. 

5-  Jack  hps  a  gun  and  a  drum. 

6.  This  kas  a  hump  on  its 

back. 

7.  A  blunt  pin  will  not  prick. 

8-  A  dull  ax  will  not  cut. 

9.  A  |>  will  rust  if  it  is  left  in 
the  wet. 


LESSON  XXV. 


29 


book 

book 

-cook 

Idok 


took 

brook 

shook 

crook 


good 

hood 

wood 

stood 


foot 

soot 

wool 

wool 


i  Frank  sent  Sam  a  book. 

2.  Let  ns  look  at  Sam’s  book. 

3.  Hang  the  man’s  hat  on  this 

hook. 

4  Jack  took  Mab  in  the  woods 
with  him. 

s.  J ack  is  a  good  lad. 

6.  Mab  has  on  a  red  hood. 

<•  Sam  can  catch  fish  in  the 
brook. 

8.  N at  has  run  a  tack  in  his  foot. 


30  LESSON  XXVI. 


how 

put 

brow 

down 

cow 

govt 

plow 

town 

hp^y 

per 

shout 

Xg  own 

now 

rout 

vj 

shopt 

^crown 

"J  yy 

i-  The -cow  is  in  tlie  lot. 

2.  Let  Dash  oiit.  Bow-ow-ow ! 

3.  How  loud  Frank  shonts ! 

V/ 

4-  Fred  lias  a  brown  hat. 

5-  Jack  went  down  town. 

6  Ned  Brown  is  a  s£qpt  lad. 

7-  Ned  can  plow. 

8-  How  wet  it  is ! 

9-  N ed  must  not  plow  when  it  is 

wet. 


LESSON  XXVII. 


31 


H 


& 


b0J 

oil 

y^oin 

moist 

XJ  \J 

joj 

boil 

ioin 

hoist 

Koy 

sojl 

join 

joist 

toy 

tol1 

point 

moist 

i  Roy  is  a  good  boy. 

2-  Floy  has  a  toy  bank. 

*1  i _ 

3-  Shall  the  cook  boil  an  egg  ? 

4.  Let  ns  ioin  the  boys  bn  the  halt. 

\J  ^ .  r 

5-  Pet  must  not  sod  that  book. 

6-  HoisJ  the  flag,  boys. 

7-  Roy  has  six  eoins  in  his  bank. 

V  ....  -V  \J 

8-  This  soil  is  moist. 

9.  Let  us  plant  pinks  in  it. 


32 


LESSON  XXVIII. 


1-  Tip  is  a  png  dog. 

2-  Tab  is  a  black  cat. 

3.  Tab  and  Tip  drink  milk  ont 

of  a  tin  pan. 

4.  Frank  let  a  book  drop  on  Tip’s 

foot. 

5-  Tip  went  off  and  bid. 

6-  Tab  fonnd  him  in  a  big  box 

in  the  wood  shed. 

7.  Crook  is  a  big  brown  owl. 

8.  His  bill  is  black  and  bent. 

9.  This  owl  is  Mab’s  pet. 

10.  Mab  lets  Crook  swing  in  a  big 

ring. 

ii-  Crook  has  a  string  ’ronnd  his 
foot. 

12.  Owls  can  catch  rats  and  fish. 


33 


LESSON  XXIX. 

*  . -  »  —  •.  . 

1-  Frank  sent  Dan  a  box  of  nnts. 

2-  Is  the  box  in  the  shed  ?  Yes. 

3.  Bring  them  in  and  let  ns 

crack  them. 

4.  Can  Dan  lift  the  box  ? 

5-  Yes,  if  Ben  will  help  him. 

6-  Let  ns  lift  Pet  np  on  Dash’s 

back. 

7-  N ow,  rnn,  Dash,  run ! 

8-  Is  not  this  fnn,  Pet  ? 

9-  Dash  is  a  good  dog. 

40.  Pet  is  fond  of  him. 

ii-  Dash  can  bring  things  in  his 
mouth. 

12.  Toss  np  a  stick.  Dash  will 
catch  it  and  bring  it  back. 


34 


LESSON  XXX. 


i.  Let  ns  rest  in  the  woods,  Fred, 
i  The  sun  is  hot  in  town  and 
on  the  hill. 

3.  Let  ns  sit  on  this  log  and  dress 
onr  dolls. 

4-  Mahs  doll  has  a  red  dress  and 
a  brown  hat. 

s.  Floy’s  doll  is  not  as  big  as 
Mab’s. 

6.  It  is  wax  and  has  kid  hands. 

7.  Floy  will  dress  it  in  pink. 

8.  Look,  look,  the  snn  has  set ! 

9.  Is  not  that  Frank  on  the  hill, 

Floy  ? 

io.  Yes,  and  Dash  is  with  him.. 

ii-  Let  ns  run  and  catch  them. 

» 

12.  Bring  the  dolls,  Floy. 


LESSON  XXXI. 


35 


1-  Sit  still,  Rob  and  Frank. 

2-  The  fish  will  swim  off  if  boys 

run  and  shout. 

?>  Rob  has  let  his  hook  drop.  It 


is  in  the  brook. 

4.  A  boy  can  catch  fish  with  a 

bent  pin  and  a  string. 

5.  Rob  has  a  string  of  trout. 

6.  Did  Rob  catch  them  himself? 

7.  Yes;  with  the  hook  Frank 

sent  him. 

8-  When  did  Rob  catch  them  ? 

9-  Just  now,  down  in  the  brook. 
io  Rob  is  proud  of  his  fish. 

ii-  Ten  big  trout ! 

12.  The  cook  will  broil  them. 


36 

LESSON 

XXXII. 

fade 

came 

cage 

face 

made 

game 

page 

lace 

wade 

lame 

rage 

place 

spade 

same 

stage 

Grace 

i 

i-  Jane  is 

lame. 

2-  J ane  has  a  thin  pale  face. 

3-  Grace  sent  Jane  a  1t|. 

4.  Its  name  is  Frisk. 

5-  Rob  made  Frisk  a  cage. 

6-  Frisk  will  take  nuts  from 

Jane’s  hand. 

7-  Rob  and  bled  rnn  a  race. 

* 

s.  Rob  waves  his  hat  at  J  ane. 

9-  J  ane  sits  at  the 


LESSON  XXXIII. 


37 


bake 

Kate 

blame 

blade 

cake 

gate 

flame 

plate 

sake 

late 

sbame 

grape 

make 

date 

frame 

slate 

i-  Let  ns 

make 

a  cake. 

2-  Kate  will  bake  it. 

3-  Kob  gave  Sam  a  slate. 

4.  Tbe  slate  bas  a  red  frame. 

5.  Sbut  tbe  gate,  Kob. 

6-  Grace  must  not  swing  on  tbe 

gate. 

7-  James  bas  a  box  of  grapes. 

8.  Tbis  bas  4  blades. 

9-  Tab’s  milk  is  in  tbat  tin  plate. 


38 


LESSON  XXXIV. 


be  she  flee  b'e^s 
he  be\  free  sees 
me  see^  glee  trees 
we  wee  tree  three 


i-  See  that  big  bee! 

2.  He  is  in  a  bud  on  the  tree. 

3.  Will  the  bee  sting  ns? 

4-  Sit  still  and  he  will  not  see  ns. 

5-  The  bee  has  2  wings  and  6  legs. 

6-  Is  that  a  nest  in  the  tree? 

/'N  \ 

7-  Yes,  and  it  has  three  eggs  in  it. 

8-  Let  ns  see  the  eggs,  Frank. 

9-  Be  still !  The  ^  is  on  the  nest. 


LESSON  XXXV. 


39 


kopp  heed  be^t  herp 
pp&p  need  feet  her^ 
slehp  sbed  meet  these 
sleep  weed  sheet  these 

1-  Will  has  three  pigs. 

2-  He  keeps  them  in  a  pen. 

3-  He  feeds  them  on  |ff. 

4-  Peep  in  the  pen  and  see  them ! 

5-  The  cat  sleeps  on  the  rug. 

6-  She  has  black  feet. 

7-  Fred  gave  me  these  seeds. 

8-  Shall  we  plant  these  seeds? 

9-  Yes,  let  us  plant  them  in  this 

green  box. 


40 


LESSON  XXXVI. 


t  i 


I 

ride 

mile 

bit^ 

mine 

I 

wid^ 

pile 

mite 

finb 

I 

side 

i — 1 

\ 

kite 

nine 

I 

like 

sipik 

mite 

pine 

i-  Let  ns  take  a  ride. 

2.  This  fei  is  mine. 

3.  His  name  is  Jet. 

4.  He  is  a  tine  fei. 

5-  I  like  him  and  he  likes  me. 

6-  He  will  not  bite  me. 

7-  See  me  pat  him  on  Irik  side! 

8-  ~We  will  ride  a  mile. 

9-  Three  of  ns  can  sit  'on  Jet’ 

back. 


41 


LESSON 

XXXVII. 

nice 

bite 

time 

five 

rice 

kite 

dime 

hive 

mice 

mite 

lime 

dive 

slice 

white 

time 

driv^ 

i-  See  this  kite.  I  made  it. 

2.  It  is  red  and  white. 

3-  It  has  a  nice  long  string. 

4.  The  frame  is  made  of  pine, 
s.  This  kite  is  five  times  as  big 
as  Will’s. 

6.  I  like  a  big  wide  kite. 

7-  Will’s  kite  is  not  as  nice  as 

mine. 

8-  He  Thinks  he  has  a  fine  kite. 

9-  I  am  glad  he  likes  it. 


42 


LESSON  XXXVIII. 


KgO 

>rdd§ 

hole 

rople 

SO 

ros^ 

^mol§ 

hop^ 

no 

nose 

pole 

mope 

Jo 

doz^ 

fo 

t 

rope 

1.  Here  is  a  long  rope. 

2.  Let  us  make  a  swing, 
s.  Ho,  ho,  np  we  go! 

4-  Ned  gave  me  a  rose. 

5.  I  hope  it  will  not  fade. 

6-  Can  we  skate  on  this  pond? 

7-  No,  the  ice  is  not  safe. 

8-  I  see  a  hole  in  it. 

9-  We  must  not  skate  on  thin 


ice. 


LESSON  XXXIX. 


43 


pjok^ 

note 

tone 

store 

poke 

vote 

lone 

snore 

woke 

more 

hone 

stove 

bspokb 

sore 

home 

drove 

i-  The  man  in  the  store  gave 
Dash  a  hone. 

2.  Dash  dug  a  hole  and  hid  the 

hone. 

3.  Jip  dug  it  up  and  ran  off  with 

it. 

4-  That  is  a  fine  joke  on  Dash. 

5-  Has  the  stove  fire  in  it?  Yes. 

6.  Will  Jane  bake  us  a  cake  in 

the  stove? 

7.  Ho,  she  has  not  time. 

8-  She  must  go  home. 

9-  We  can  get  a  cake  at  the  store. 


44 


LESSON  XL. 


Sue 

cure 

cube 

tunfe 

due 

pure 

mut^ 

fume 

hue 

cube 

dukk 

V 

tun^ 

cue 

# 

tube 

Duke 

fume 

i-  Can  Sue  sing? 

2.  Yes,  Sue  can  sing  five  tunes. 

3.  I  can  sing  a  tune. 

4.  I  can  sing  the  “  U  long  ”  song. 
5-  That  pug  dog  is  sick. 

6.  Duke  will  cure  him. 

7.  Can  Duke  cure  a  sick  dog? 

Yes. 

8-  This  Is  is  a  mute. 

9-  What  is  a  mute? 


LESSON  XLI. 


45 


blue  clue  cubes  tunes 
glue  flue  tubes  cures 


i-  See  this  big  flag,  Sue ! 

2.  It  is  red,  white  and  blue. 

3-  Bring  me  the  pot  of  glue. 

4.  I  will  mend  this  fe. 

5.  The  glue  must  be  soft. 

6.  I  will  melt  it  on  the  stove. 

7.  Bring  the  glue  while  it  is  hot. 

8-  Glue  will  not  stick  if  it  is  not 

soft. 

9-  I  will  mend  Kate’s  doll  while 

the  glue  is  hot. 


46 


LESSON  XLII. 


i-food  />soon  cool  do 
mood  noon  pool  to 
room  coon  spool  you. 

rbrbtmi  moon  stool  who 

'  w  - 

i-  Do  yon  like  nuts? 

2.  Yes.  Do  yon? 

3-  O,  yes,  I  like  nuts  and  grapes 
too. 

4.  W ill  you  go  home  with  me  at 

noon,  Grace? 

5.  Yes,  I  will  go  home  with  you, 

Rose. 

6-  We  can  get  a  big  bag  of  nuts 

at  home. 

7-  We  can  pick  grapes  from  the 

vines,  too. 

8.  Who  gave  you  the  nuts  ? 

9-  Frank  gave  them  to  me. 


LESSON  XLIII. 


47 


1.  Can  yon  tell  me  of  nine  tilings 

that  a  hand  can  do  ? 

2.  It  can  spin  a  top. 

3.  It  can  dress  a  doll. 

4.  It  can  black  boots. 

s.  It  can  make  a  cakgd 
e.  It  can  pick  np  a  book. 

7.  It  can  mend  a  dress. 

3-  It  can  dig  in  the  sand. 

9-  It  can  sweep  a  room. 

It  can  make  a  fire, 
ii-  It  can  plant  seeds. 
i2.  It  can  pat  a  dog. 
is.  It  can  catch  a  ©. 
i4.  It  can  ring  a  bell, 
is.  Yon  see  a  hand  can  do  more 
than  nine  things. 

16.  W e  must  nse  two  hands  to  do 
most  of  these  things. 


48 


LESSON  XLIV. 


i.  Fred  has  a  dog  and  a  cat. 

2-  Can  the  dog  run?  No. 

3-  Can  the  cat  catch  a  rat  ?  No. 

4-  Can  the  dog  growl  ?  No. 

5-  Can  the  cat  drink  milk  ?  No. 
6.  The  dog  and  cat  sleep  in  the 

same  box. 

7-  Will  the  dog  bite  the  cat  ? 

8-  No,  he  cannot  bite. 

9-  W ill  the  cat  scratch  the  dog  ? 
io.  No,  she  cannot  scratch. 

ii-  How  nic^  and  tame  Fred’s 
pets  must  be ! 

12.  Bnt  why  cannot  the  dog  run  ? 

13.  Why  cannot  the  cat  catch 

rats? 

14.  I  will  tell  yon  why. 

is.  The  dog  is  a  tin  dog.  The  cat 
is  made  of  wood. 


1 

2. 

3. 


LESSON  XLV. 


49 


Do  you  see  this  bell  ? 

Tell  me  how  we  can  use  a  bell 
A  bell  tells  us  when  to  get  out 
of  bed. 

4.  A  bell  tells  us  when  to  go  to 
school. 

o  A  bell  tells  us  when  it  is  noon, 
e.  A  bell  tells  us  when  to  go 
home. 

7.  A  bell  tells  Jane  when  to  let 

us  in. 

8.  A  bell  tells  us  when  to  dine. 

9-  A  bell  tells  us  when  it  is  time 
to  go  to  bed. 

*o.  A  bell  tells  us  when  a  <Bk  is  on 
tip e. 

A  A  bell  tells  us  when  the  fire 
is  out. 

12.  Can  a  bell  tell  us  the  timfi  ? 


50 


LESSON  XLVI. 


i-  Here  is  a  frog.  He  has  4  legs. 
Z  See  him  jump. 

3-  How  odd  he  looks  when  he 
j  umps ! 

4.  He  can  swim,  too. 

5.  He  like&  to  swim  in  the  pond. 

6.  He  has  a  big  mouth. 

7.  See  him  snap  at  that  bug. 

8.  He  has  round  spots  on  his 

back. 

9-  He  can  hop  out  on  the  sand. 
io.  Can  a  frog  sing  ? 
n.  Ho,  he  cannot  sing. 

12.  He  makes  such  an  odd  sound. 

13.  It  sounds  to  me  like  g,  g,  g. 

14.  Frog,  frog,  do  not  hide  in  the 

mud ! 

is.  Let  me  see  you  jump  up  on 
that  log. 


LESSON  XLVIL 


51 


1.  Do  not  cry,  Sue. 

2.  I  broke  my  doll’s  nose. 

3.  How  did  yon  do  it  ? 

4.  I  let  it  slip  out  of  my  lap. 

5-  It  fell  on  the  stone  steps. 

6.  Do  not  cry.  I  will  mend  it. 

7-  But  see  that  big  hole  in  its 

face! 

8-  How  can  you  fill  that  np  ? 

0-  I  do  not  like  to  see  a  hole  in 
my  doll’s  face. 

io.  Bun  and  bring  me  the  pot  of 
glue. 

n.  We  will  soon  mend  the  doll. 

12.  But  can  you  fill  up  the  hole  ? 
is.  Yes,  I  think  I  can. 

14.  But  you  cannot  hide  the 
crack. 

is.  Ho,  but  you  will  not  mind 
that. 


52 


LESSON  XLVIII 


i-  Let  us  go  into  the  woods. 

2.  The  nuts  must  be  ripe,  now. 

3.  The  boys  must  shake  the 

nuts  down. 

4.  Bell  and  Floy  must  fill  the 

hags. 

5-  Let  us  run  a  race. 

6.  Will  you  take  Bell’s  hand. 

Bob? 

7.  I  will  help  Floy. 

s.  Let  us  count  three  and  then 
run.  Here  we  go ! 

9-  Stop,  stop !  Floy’s  hat  is  lost. 
io.  "When  did  it  drop  off,  Floy  ? 
ic  I  cannot  tell,  Frank. 

12.  W e  must  go  back  and  look, 
is.  Here  it  is. 

14.  Thank  you,  Frank. 

15.  Bell  and  Bob  will  win  this 

race. 

16.  But  we  will  win  the  next 

time  Floy. 


